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If you or a loved one have been arrested or questioned in relation to a crime (even if you are completely innocent of that crime): 1) obtain an attorney and 2) cease all communications with law enforcement, except to inform them of the fact that you have invoked your right to counsel. The right to remain silent and the right to an attorney are two of the basic rights available to everyone accused of a crime; they are so important t...

In December 2012, a Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas challenged the reliability (and admissibility) of certain breathalyzers in Pennsylvania DUI cases, in particular the Intoxilyzer 5000. Relying on expert testimony, the Court in Commo...

A statute of limitations is a deadline imposed by the law which represents the maximum time after an event has occurred that legal proceedings based on that event may be initiated. For example, if your automobile is damaged in a motor vehicle collision on December 21, 2012 the two year statute of limitations allows you to sue the parties responsible for that loss provided the lawsuit is commenced on or before December 20, 2014.

Pennsylvania has three basic classifications of convictions (summary offenses, misdemeanors, and felonies). A summary offense is any minor crime, initially heard and decided by a district justice. Many violations of the Motor Vehicle Code, such as speeding, illegal parking and going through a red light, are summary offenses. Non-traffic summary offenses can include disorderly conduct, underage drinking, harassment, criminal mischief and first offense shoplifting...